CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT SUMMARY
4/1/2020 | Articles & Alerts, General, News & Resources
Below is a summary of the highlights of the CARES Act, including those relating to expanded SBA (potentially forgivable) Loans programs, Unemployment Compensation and Other Individual Benefits, and certain Tax Incentives. The just enacted federal CARES Act offers significant financial support to “small” businesses and individuals who have suffered economic impact from the COVID 19 pandemic. A summary of those portions of the Act which provide benefits to small businesses, individual employees and their families, and certain tax incentives, follows. SMALL […]
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 – DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES GUIDANCE ON FFCRA PAID SICK LEAVE AND EMERGENCY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
3/31/2020 | Articles & Alerts, Employment, Employment Law Blog, General, News & Resources
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) by updating a list of “Questions and Answers” about the FFCRA on the DOL.gov site. Below is a summary of some critical points in that guidance: EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS: The DOL has stated that the first available date for leave is April 1, 2020. The Effective Date of the FFCRA is April 2, 2020, which was 15 days from the FFCRA’s passage […]
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT PASSED
3/30/2020 | Articles & Alerts, General, News & Resources
Congress passed and the President of the United States signed into law the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (the “Act”), the anticipated coronavirus relief bill. The Act has several main components: paid sick leave for affected workers; paid family leave for affected workers; increased unemployment compensation funding to states which loosen their eligibility rules for unemployment compensation benefits; free testing for those needing testing for the COVID-19 virus; expanded food aid; and tax credits to employers who provide qualified sick […]
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 – CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – NEW SICK LEAVE AND EMERGENCY FMLA POSTER
3/25/2020 | Articles & Alerts, Employment, Employment Law Blog, Events & Seminars, News & Resources
As we told you last week, the Department of Labor was required to design a poster for employers to post in a “public place” commonly visited by employees regarding the new paid sick leave and Emergency Family Leave benefits available under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. That poster is here, and the link to the poster is below. There is also a “Frequently Asked Questions” sheet related to the poster and where employers need to post – the link […]
COVID 19 Resources and Information
3/23/2020 | Articles & Alerts, General, Media, News & Resources
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html https://www.pa.gov/guides/responding-to-covid-19/ https://covid19.nj.gov/ ELDI is pleased to offer a replay of its May 7, 2020 training of COVID-19: Transitioning Employees Back Work
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